And I can't wait. But some people honestly think its something that will be rolled out in the next couple of years.

I predict something much closer to enhanced cruise control as opposed to driverless.

I think the biggest issue is that a computer is going to have a hard time picking up on the signals from the human drivers that are still on the road.
A defensive driver can identify a bad driver a lot faster than a computer can.


What we will see first is more enhanced collision avoidance systems built into newer cars.

Just curious has anyone tried out UberXL or UberSelect in OKC? With the recent slash in fares, XL doesn't cost too much more than X used to. Just curious. May try it out to the airport next time. We don't pack light!

I've done XL a couple of times when we had a larger group to get from A to B and wanted more room. Suburbans mostly. Had one really good driver/vehicle (wish I would have gotten his number for future rides). One was pretty bad.... vehicle not all that clean and smelled of smoke.

Haven't done Uber Select - no real need.

Select is basically newer nicer cars. XL is pretty nice if you have a group of 5-6.

The Golden Rule.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/uber-drivers-blacklist-disrespectful-passengers-article-1.2127743

Next time you ride Uber, make sure to be nice to your driver or you could end up on the company's blacklist.

Most passengers who request rides from Uber know that they can rate their driver with an in-app feature, but what they don't know is that drivers can also rate passengers.

Uber's rating system, which is based on a one to five scale, is meant to curb disrespectful, threatening or unsafe behavior.

"What we want is for people to respect the driver, and for drivers to respect the customer," Derrick Jennings, Uber driver, told CBS Los Angeles. "They can give us a low rating. It can go both ways. That way, we can police each other."

Uber said that passengers who score a one may sometimes not get picked up since drivers fear it'll be a bad ride or a loss of time and money.

Jennings said that he has had bad experiences with passengers and he has given them a low rating.

"She was talking kind of foul to me on the ride and I noted that on the survey … I gave her a 1," Jennings said.

Passengers with low scoresn earn temporary suspensions, but if they're perpetually disrespectful then they can get permanently suspended.

Uber suggests that passengers be ready for pick up, be polite and tip the driver in order for them to get a solid five on their rating scale.

Uber's app currently doesn't show passengers what their ratings are, but the next update will have an in-app feature that will show them what their rating is in a scale from one to five.

Uber suggests you Tip the Driver?..
but on theri webstie it says not to tip the driver?
I thought I had read that you were not to tip the drive as they like for there to be no Cash transacted so Drivers are not carrying cash.
did I dream that?

You add the tip through the app.

You add the tip through the app.

Lyft always gives me the Tip option. however Uber never has.. hmmm..

You add the tip through the app.

There is no option currently in the Uber app that lets you tip the driver.

I Uber'd this morning from Bob Moore Infiniti service center to my house.

Uber still professes you shouldn't/don't need to tip the driver. I personally think they need to add a 'tip' button that pops up when asked to rate the driver. Or, if you rate the drive 4-5 stars it should pop up and read "I see you really enjoyed your driver, show him/her you appreciate his/her efforts with a tip now."

The Golden Rule.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/uber-drivers-blacklist-disrespectful-passengers-article-1.2127743

Next time you ride Uber, make sure to be nice to your driver or you could end up on the company's blacklist.

.....

Please, what 'blacklist'??? Sure the driver see's the passenger's rating when the request is received, but ignoring the request (say because the rating is really low) just works against the driver. If they don't maintain a 90% acceptance rate then they don't get their guaranteed pay.

Lyft on the other hand handles this better. If a the passenger or driver rates the other a 3 or less, then those two are not matched up again. This is a great policy. Especially in cases where a passenger or driver were freaked out by the other or felt harassed.

Have any of the local Uber riders offered a tip to the driver that was declined?

Have any of the local Uber riders offered a tip to the driver that was declined?

That's not gonna happen. Especially when they pay the driver only $6-$10/hr.

Early days, i always offered it. Most declined. With UberBlack, you can set the tip rate online with your profile so once that was available (or I noticed it), I just use that.



That article is a whole lot of hyperbole. Can you imagine always getting one star? I have a 4.9 rating (I periodically ask drivers). I suppose if you're a complete idiot, you may get a lot of low ratings. But then, I'd be glad you're not making the driver's experience a quality one if no one wants to pick you up.

I tip with every ride if I have cash on me - which is 80% of the time. I've never had a driver even hesitate to take it. In fact, they seem very appreciative.

UberBlack isn't available in Oklahoma, so the preset tip in your rider profile doesn't mean anything to driver's here.

Questions Sid: In your area, do you notice that the ETA is always WAY OFF? Every single time I've requested an Uber the actual arrival time is at least double what the app predicted.

This morning when I called for a call it said the driver was 9 minutes away. I looked at the map and it was blatantly obvious he was further than that. Took him 26 minutes to get to me.

I just wonder if this happens in other markets as well? Happens too often for me not to believe its not a marketing ploy (or really bad programming).

Uber taxi service arrives in Stillwater - ocolly.com : News (http://www.ocolly.com/news/article_8e5af740-bafc-11e4-82ba-17f015962cb7.html)

At the same time Uber cut their rates, they also engineered ghost cars into the rider app. Prior to the rate change it would literally show you where each driver is at. From what I've seen and has been reported, now when you open the driver app it might show a handful of cars in your vicinity, when in actuality there are 0. The goal there is to have you disregard arrival times. Also I believe the initial estimates will show the distance in "as the crow flies". I've accepted ride requests before and the transit time is 20% to 30% greater than what was initially shown.

There was surge pricing all last night. I paid 3x surge pricing, 2.8x and 2x at various times before and after the game. I've never seen that before during the regular season, especially weekdays. Fortunately I don't have far to go. ;)

At the same time Uber cut their rates, they also engineered ghost cars into the rider app. Prior to the rate change it would literally show you where each driver is at. From what I've seen and has been reported, now when you open the driver app it might show a handful of cars in your vicinity, when in actuality there are 0. The goal there is to have you disregard arrival times. Also I believe the initial estimates will show the distance in "as the crow flies". I've accepted ride requests before and the transit time is 20% to 30% greater than what was initially shown.

False advertising.

Thanks for clearing up the Tip option on Uber. was afraid mine was broken. I have always thought they need to have it like Lyft does. I really like the idea of giving you the option when you rate your driver 4 or 5. I never have cash on me so tipping other than electronic really isn't an option.

I've had two Uber drivers decline cash tips. I was not the one offering as I knew it was built into the price, but others in the group still think it is necessary for cash tips. Other times, we either do not tip - or someone in the group offers cash and the driver accepts.

Tipping cash to the driver is a safety issue, Uber needs to make it clear if they want to encourage that or have it built into the price (which it should be).

There was surge pricing all last night. I paid 3x surge pricing, 2.8x and 2x at various times before and after the game. I've never seen that before during the regular season, especially weekdays. Fortunately I don't have far to go. ;)

Wow was it that busy last night?

Not to be conspiracy theorist here, but I feel like "surge pricing" is becoming a very common occurrence (at least in OKC). However, I see 'online & available' drivers everywhere during it.

Best news I've heard all day


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcnRwP7156g


Now, the perfect trifecta of travel brands, Uber, SPG, and Delta all cross promote and reward. Love it.

I saw that! We have a few starwood stays coming up so I'm not complaining about earning a few more starpoints to burn. Not sure about that last one though: Uber/SPG/AA (without the new USAirways management) - now that would be a winner!

Wow was it that busy last night?
I don't think so, but don't necessarily think it was artificial, either. Discussing it with a driver last night, we all agreed that it was probably a combination of a few more people than normal taking Uber to the game due to outsized snow/ice fears (remember that only the day before folks were taking hours to get home from work) and a number of drivers staying home for similar reasons.

Here are examples of multiple available cars being shown within a 1 square mile radius, while ETA is fairly high.

I can guarantee there are not that many cars around Wild Horse Park in Mustang. The only reason I can think of why they would intentionally populate the data like this is to misrepresent the number of available cars and the ETA of that car.



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My fault, should have included this in the previous post, but here is also video from very active OKC Uber driver discussing the issue of "ghost cars".


http://youtu.be/Ts8Xz_fp7b4

Checked out his videos. Is he suppose to be videoing customers during rides. Seems this guy is way overstepping his boundaries.

seeing 3x pricing in midtown

must be the snow

http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/54f04cf0dd08952a338b46e6-625-684/b-ldms5uiaehymf%20(1).png

- Uber v Medallion prices - Business Insider (http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-v-medallion-prices-2015-2?utm_content=buffer7847c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

Got $5000 to become a UBER driver? Tulsa lawmaker pushes to regulate Uber, Lyft & all ride-sharing companies that use app - KJRH.com (http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/tulsa-lawmaker-pushes-to-regulate-uber-lyft-all-ride-sharing-companies-that-use-app#Proposed%20OK%20Law%20Regulates%20UBER%20%26%2 0LYFT)

Just don't get in their cars wet. Woman protests Uber's $100 'bodily fluids' fee (http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/03/04/uber-bodily-fluids/24407981/)

Got $5000 to become a UBER driver? Tulsa lawmaker pushes to regulate Uber, Lyft & all ride-sharing companies that use app - KJRH.com (http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/tulsa-lawmaker-pushes-to-regulate-uber-lyft-all-ride-sharing-companies-that-use-app#Proposed%20OK%20Law%20Regulates%20UBER%20%26%2 0LYFT)

All those regulations sound good to me. What I don't get is why none of these laws seek to protect the driver from the passenger? I personally think the law should require the passenger to use their picture within the app to. Also, it should require the passenger have their own act and can't be using a friend or family members account.

As for the $5,000 - that looks to be per company, not per driver.

All those regulations sound good to me. What I don't get is why none of these laws seek to protect the driver from the passenger? I personally think the law should require the passenger to use their picture within the app to. Also, it should require the passenger have their own act and can't be using a friend or family members account.

As for the $5,000 - that looks to be per company, not per driver.

So do taxi companies have to pay a huge fee to the state? If not, why should UBER?

So do taxi companies have to pay a huge fee to the state? If not, why should UBER?

Personally, I wouldn't consider $5,000 per company a 'huge fee.' And, considering all the rules app based companies don't have to follow that 'taxi's' do, I would consider it a very small price to pay.

Fares apparently went back up in the metro for Uber riders. Not back to where they used to be - still less than a taxi - but they did increase.

I saw that when I used Uber last night. I got a pop up that said these prices are permanent. I am not sure how they can make that claim as I am sure they will adjust again, however that would leave me to believe they won't move again soon. I didn't notice much difference in my fare for a trip I take often.

According to 'Uber Man' in OKC (this guy is so painful to watch) it was raised by $.40/mile and a $1 to the minimum fare.

UberX Before: $.80 mile $4 minimum fare - New: $1.20 mile $5 minimum fare


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t38voztZdg

Uber faces another setback in Europe - CBS News (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/uber-faces-another-setback-in-europe/)

I hope Uber survives in Europe despite these current difficulties. We used Uber in Rome recently and it was incredible. Same fares at the taxis but it was so easy to pay via the app and not have to worry about dealing with Euros. Got a Mercedes or Audi every time. We should've used it from the airport instead of getting scammed by the Rome taxi driver. Not making that mistake again.

Uber faces another setback in Europe - CBS News (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/uber-faces-another-setback-in-europe/)

I hope Uber survives in Europe despite these current difficulties. We used Uber in Rome recently and it was incredible. Same fares at the taxis but it was so easy to pay via the app and not have to worry about dealing with Euros. Got a Mercedes or Audi every time. We should've used it from the airport instead of getting scammed by the Rome taxi driver. Not making that mistake again.

Uber cars now outnumber yellow cabs in New York City (http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/18/uber-outnumbers-taxis-in-nyc/?utm_source=Feed_Classic_Full&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget&?ncid=rss_full)

After many dozens of Uber rides I got my first Benz last night and was darn near shocked (though it was only a C Class). I love Uber, but a large percentage of the cars in the OKC fleet are just this side of hooptie.

After many dozens of Uber rides I got my first Benz last night and was darn near shocked (though it was only a C Class). I love Uber, but a large percentage of the cars in the OKC fleet are just this side of hooptie.

Sad but true! Does anyone know - are the Uber Selects here just UberX drivers with nice cars? I wish we had UberBlack with fares comparable to taxis. Given the option of an UberX at the cut rate fare or an UberBlack at the taxi fare, I'd probably opt for the Black everytime. Especially with luggage. With X you never know if you'll get a Honda Fit or an Explorer.

After many dozens of Uber rides I got my first Benz last night and was darn near shocked (though it was only a C Class). I love Uber, but a large percentage of the cars in the OKC fleet are just this side of hooptie.

Isn't that sorta like shopping at Walmart and expecting there to be bathroom attendant to hand you a towel and a spritz of cologne?

Provision Protecting LGBT Passengers From Discrimination Removed From Oklahoma Uber Bill (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/16/oklahoma-uber-bill_n_7076412.html)

SMH....

nm

Provision Protecting LGBT Passengers From Discrimination Removed From Oklahoma Uber Bill (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/16/oklahoma-uber-bill_n_7076412.html)

SMH....

This really isn't surprising given the dominant worldview in this state. Thing is, Uber has nothing to do with gay marriage. So much for the conservative argument that they only want the right to not support a religious ceremony they don't believe in. I really doubt Uber drivers or passengers are as uptight about teh ghey as these lawmakers, most of which probably don't live in an area where Uber service is even available.

Provision Protecting LGBT Passengers From Discrimination Removed From Oklahoma Uber Bill (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/16/oklahoma-uber-bill_n_7076412.html)

SMH....

Fallin's gonna Fallin... (I know it wasn't just her this time, but it just rolled off the tongue). I can't wait to see what happens when an Uber driver refuses service to a gay customer here - the customer can rightly complain to Uber which has an anti-discrimination policy, but then would the state just not care? Or would the state prosecute the customer?

... I can't wait to see what happens when an Uber driver refuses service to a gay customer here - the customer can rightly complain to Uber which has an anti-discrimination policy, but then would the state just not care? Or would the state prosecute the customer?


Ummmm, how exactly is the Uber driver going to know the passenger is gay? Not sure what you do when riding in an Uber car, but my conduct would not give any indication as to my sexual preference (but, maybe I'm just doing it wrong!)

Ummmm, how exactly is the Uber driver going to know the passenger is gay? Not sure what you do when riding in an Uber car, but my conduct would not give any indication as to my sexual preference (but, maybe I'm just doing it wrong!)

That's not the point. The point is our bigoted legislators explicitly permitting discrimination. Or perhaps you're doing it wrong, unlike these two: New York Cab Driver Ordered To Pay Lesbian Couple $10K For Telling Them To Stop Kissing (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/12/new-york-cab-lesbian-_n_7048464.html)

That's not the point. The point is our bigoted legislators explicitly permitting discrimination. Or perhaps you're doing it wrong, unlike these two: New York Cab Driver Ordered To Pay Lesbian Couple $10K For Telling Them To Stop Kissing (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/12/new-york-cab-lesbian-_n_7048464.html)

Yeah, how dare we let the private companies and the citizens filter this out ----- What's we need is s'more of dem damn laws!

Uber and Lyft already clearly don't allow discrimination. If a company came along that did, then the public would out them and they would adhere to the public's will or they will not succeed. A driver could discriminate regardless of the law by simply coming up with an unprotected reason to not provide service to a gay individual or couple if they wanted to.

Personally, it read to me more like the driver didn't like people making out in his vehicle while he chauffeured them around.

Regardless, IMO, leave the language in or take it out, doesn't ruffle my feathers one way of the other.

Yeah, how dare we let the private companies and the citizens filter this out ----- What's we need is s'more of dem damn laws!

Uber and Lyft already clearly don't allow discrimination. If a company came along that did, then the public would out them and they would adhere to the public's will or they will not succeed. A driver could discriminate regardless of the law by simply coming up with an unprotected reason to not provide service to a gay individual or couple if they wanted to.

Personally, it read to me more like the driver didn't like people making out in his vehicle while he chauffeured them around.

Regardless, IMO, leave the language in or take it out, doesn't ruffle my feathers one way of the other.

Fine - not going to affect my life either. Again you're missing the point though - I'm not arguing for laws arguing for one or the other - it's our backward bigoted legislature that's hell-bent on smearing our state time and again - they're the ones going out of their way to throw Indiana-style laws into everything.

An Uber driver with a concealed handgun prevented a mass shooting in Chicago

Read more: Uber driver with concealed handgun prevents mass shooting in Chicago - Business Insider (http://www.businessinsider.com/uber-driver-with-concealed-handgun-prevents-mass-shooting-in-chicago-2015-4#ixzz3Y8UTrEAM)

City Ticketing UberX Drivers At Atlanta Airport | AviationPros.com (http://www.aviationpros.com/news/11938765/city-ticketing-uberx-drivers-at-atlanta-airport)

Interesting read on how UberX users/drivers are sidestepping cops at the ATL airport.

City Ticketing UberX Drivers At Atlanta Airport | AviationPros.com (http://www.aviationpros.com/news/11938765/city-ticketing-uberx-drivers-at-atlanta-airport)

Interesting read on how UberX users/drivers are sidestepping cops at the ATL airport.

I assume OCPD can start ticketing drivers in OKC on Thursday. I'm told Uber is not cooperating with the licensing process and is not signing off on required applications from its drivers.

This is the page setup to explain the application process.....

http://www.okc.gov/VFH/index.html

*Is that $302 FEE for every driver or just the company itself? Also, the driver has to repeat this process if they want to work for both Uber and Lyft.

I assume OCPD can start ticketing drivers in OKC on Thursday.

Damn - is that anywhere in OKC or just the airport? Either way, that would be horrible.

Damn - is that anywhere in OKC or just the airport? Either way, that would be horrible.

They are already ticketing drivers in Norman. Some have been fortunate and are simply being told to stop driving or face tickets.

They are already ticketing drivers in Norman. Some have been fortunate and are simply being told to stop driving or face tickets.

Hadn't heard about driver ticketing happening here yet. My involvement at Norman Muni is generally limited to family, friends, and their referrals and none to date have been drivers. In light of what seems, to me anyway, to be limited cab service, targeting folks who help get others home safely seems rather short sighted.

I wonder what happens this weekend... Will police be pulling over Uber and Lyfts? I don't understand how this is going to work.

Hopefully there will be a solution to this as I use uber most weekends.

Oklahoma City will not enforce their ordnance. Because legislation is on the way to the gov that removes all city regulation. Of ride share companies and puts them only under the corp commission

That is what I have heard as well.. and that is why uber didn't move on the requirements is because the legislation that makes it obsolete is on its way.. and the uber app emailed me to sign a petition in favor of .